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About MVD

MVD (Model View Definition) is a document recording how to use IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) in the data coordination process.
It is built upon data coordination requirements defined in the IDM (Information Delivery Manual) by units called MVD concept defined by IFC data coordination specifications. It becomes the main information used when software developers integrate data coordination specifications for IFC data importing and exporting.

IFC (Industry Foundation Classes)

IFC defines 3D building information model data structure and file formats according to international standards of BIM data formulated by buildingSMART.
※IFC4 has received verification for International Standard ISO (ISO 16739:2014) in 2013/3/21.

What is IDM (Information Delivery Manual)

It is a document defining processes and information coherently of use cases set in BIM data coordination scenarios.
It is structured from PM (Process Map) and ER (Exchange Requirements). It is defined by expressing aspects such as requirement analysis related to BIM data coordination, process maps of data flow analysis, and ER (Exchange Requirements). PM expresses how information is being communicated from who to who, and ER defines the content of the information. The document is created mainly from the point of view and analysis of the end user.